The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-11-05
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A Kansas famer bids brother farm
ers beware of feeding bran to breeding
stock. as in his opinion it is not safe to
do so.
Leave wood and water in the
house that dinner be not delayed.
Your meals should be at regular hours.
Rural Nep YorEsr.
Money paid in horse trading il
sunk below. the point marked by lead
and line. Your time is Of more value
on the farm than both old horses
Rural Nsw Yorker
The Poultry Yard advocates quick
fattening for fowls when they are in
tended for table use. and recommend
milk In any STATE nom fresh to thick.
This should be fed in connection with
d grain diet.
1t was the policy of a good old gen.
tleman to make his children feel that
home was the happiest place in the
world; and value this delicious home
feeling as one of the choicest gifts
parent can bestow.-- Washington IT.
vtag.
Mullins: Sift one quart of flour.
Beat two eggs very light, mix them
with pint of buttermik, tablespoon
each of melted butter and lard, a tea
spoon of salt. same of soda. Beat well
together Have already heated muffin
molds, grease well ard I'LL with batter,
and bake.-Good Ck y
Drop Cake. One heaping cup Of
sugar, one cup of sweet milk. two
sggs, two cups creamery buttered
-four, one teaspoonful of extract of
lemon or vanilla Dissolve the sugar
IN the milk, add the egg, thoroughly
beaten, lastly the fiavoring and -four.
Bake in patty tins, or make into a
single Turk s-head. - Cincinnati Times.
1t is an undoubted fact that most
loxious insects are guided by their
,ense of smell to the places proper for
them to feed or deposite their eggs.
1t is to this popularity that many
odoriferous substances owe their sup
posed repellant powers. The insect is
not, strictly speaking, repealed, but the
stronger foreign odor DISCUSSES that OF
its proper food and therefore it can not
ind it. Thus any cheap but strong
smelling substance may check insect
cavages just as efficaciously as some
thing much more expensive. Troy
Times.
When speaking of pure potash as a
fertilizer. the concentrated stone pot
ash or caustic potash is referred to, and
this is applied by being dissolved in
water or broken up in Jumps, but the
latter job is tough one. Usually,
potash for fertilizing purposes can be
bought cheaper in the form of muriate
of potash or sulphate of potash, or the
lower grades of potash salts called
kainit These can be had of any dealer
in fertilizing supplies. Home ana
Farm.
Cream Onions: Though onions are
rather tabooed article of diet among
come people. they are a very nutritious
article of food, and many people arc
very fond of them. Boil in two waters
and drain; this will do much toward
removing their Objectionable odor. L
they are large, cut into quarters and
pour over them scalding milk, in which
pinch of soda has been stirred. Sci
over the fire, add one tablespoonful Of
butter, little minced parsley with
pure pepper and salt. Simmer a few
minutes. and serve hot.-Faym, Fsetc
and Stockman.
Grape Marmalade. Red Color; Boi
the skins of the grapes and strain then
| through a coarse cloth or jelly bag; tc
three quarts of juice add three quarts
of cooked sour apples, and juice and
pulp of four lemons, one ounce of stick
cinnamon and seven pounds of sugar
break the cinnamon in small pieces, til
it in spice bag made of fine white ne
or muslin, let all get hot together, ant
then add the sugar, stirring well unit
it is dissolved; cook for half an houl
after it begins to boil; take out thu
spice bag when the flavor suits. To b.
| put up in bowls like jam and covered
with paper after it is cold. Will keel
for years. Boston Budget